![]() You may want to set up shared folders from the virtual machine’s settings window so you can share files between your Windows 8 system and Windows XP applications. However, they aren’t running in Windows 8, so they won’t have access to the every file on your Windows 8 system. VMware Player automatically sets up drag-and-drop and copy-and-paste integration, so you’ll be able to use the applications much like they were running inside Windows 8. Microsoft one-upped their competitors by including a fully licensed copy of Windows XP, offering a nicer experience than installing Windows XP in VirtualBox and having all your old Windows XP applications confined to the virtual machine window. Applications you install in Windows XP mode run inside the Windows XP virtual machine. ![]() On Windows 7, Windows XP mode is actually full copy of the Windows XP operating system running in Microsoft’s Virtual PC virtualization software. Microsoft pitched this feature as a way to run old applications in “ Windows XP mode,” but it’s not just another Windows compatibility feature. RELATED: Our Look at XP Mode in Windows 7 ![]() You can virtualize Windows XP with almost any virtual machine program, but we’ll cover a solution that gives you Windows XP-mode like desktop and taskbar integration on Windows 8. However, you can easily set up your own Windows XP mode in Windows 8. Microsoft will soon be discontinuing support for Windows XP and doesn’t want anyone using it, even in a virtual machine. ![]() “Windows XP Mode” isn’t included with Windows 8. ![]()
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